COVID-19

During a news conference Friday, Austin Public Health leaders said the spread was also possibly mitigated by a lack of movement through the community due to road conditions and closures.

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Most trustees at Thursday's board meeting said they wished they could give staff more to thank them for their work during the pandemic.

Typically, there are high stakes around state assessment. A student who fails can be held back. Schools where a majority of students fail could face state intervention. This year, there are no consequences for students or schools based on the test.

Mahone, of the Austin hip-hop duo Riders Against the Storm, talks about how his experience as a Black musician in the Austin music community led him to create the DAWA Fund and the Black Live Music Fund.

The seven-day average for new daily COVID-19 hospital admissions is at 55, falling below the threshold that kept Austin and Travis County at stage 5 guidelines for nearly a month and a half.

Wright, a Republican from Arlington, had been living with cancer for years. He was hospitalized for COVID-19 about two weeks ago.

"We have a limited supply, and the vast majority of people who are waiting for a vaccine are going to have to wait for weeks or months to get that,” said Dr. Mark Escott, interim health authority for Austin-Travis County.

El proceso de registro de Austin Public Health ha sido confuso para muchos. Funcionarios explicaron algunas de las razones por las que se han dificultado las inscripciones para recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19.

A new Texas A&M survey found that financial constraints and safety concerns mean organizations can’t always reach the people who rely on them most.